Fire smoke exposure leaves toxic metals and lasting immune changes

  • Healthy adults exposed to fire smoke — which can be composed of gases, particulate matter, and toxins — showed alterations to their immune systems, including changes in the regulation of genes associated with asthma and allergies, and in immune cells that play a key role in fighting pathogens, compared to adults who had no exposure to fire smoke.
  • The study is the first to examine the specific immune mechanisms associated with fire smoke exposure, showing cellular-level changes…

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